06.30.10
How to Avoid a Junebug Homicide
- Image by BlueRidgeKitties via Flickr
Where have all the Junebugs gone?
That’s what I asked myself today. I noticed that today’s Junebugs look different. Strangely smaller than what I remember seeing as a kid. These modern-day Junebugs give us a hint on how even our smallest actions can have repercussions.
I have no idea why today’s Junebugs are smaller. Maybe it’s toxic air. Decimating their habitats. Or their food supply has dwindled.
Whatever the cause, it wasn’t apparent. At least not to me. And maybe not to companies, individuals, or whomever reduced the Junebug’s size.
Our humor actions can have similar effects. Usually they don’t help people lose weight like the Junebug has. If my jokes could do that, I would be a millionaire by now.
It’s in the subtlety. Our humor HAS to have the right intentions.
—Sarcasm is a valid type of humor. Use it in the wrong situation, with the wrong person, and you’ve just committed a Junebug homicide.
—Silly physical comedy has it’s place too. Usually at small children’s birthday parties. Or somewhere on prime time cable TV. But use this type of humor in the wrong group of people and you may lose credibility. Another Junebug homicide.
These are just two examples of how subtle humor is. We have the power, but we need the skills to know HOW to use this incredible force. For good.
For the Junebugs.
